Tonight's Dinner

Lamb cutlets with pistachio & mint pesto(from September issue of Notebook magazine-no link to recipe sorry,let me know if you want it & I'll write it up for you)

Served with potato & artichoke salad....

....and barbequed asparagus

Also BBQed the lamb....so delicious,& easy!

Have also made these delicious curtains for Nic...

Hervey Bay

Well,it's 2 weeks since I went to Hervey Bay with Mum & Dad...and since I last blogged!So here at last are some pics.

Nicola & Tony's beautiful haven....

The dam was flooded in this photo due to lots of rain

Mum,Nic & I visited 'Mavisbanks' in Maryborough-an amazing historic home with every room full of treasures from the past,& lived in by the owners.

Have never seen a dressing table like this before,with such beautiful coloured carved fruit & flowers

Depression-era homemade drawers-people had to be so resourceful....

  ....these ones made from old sardine cans!

 

We even got afternoon tea,thanks to leftovers from a busload of visitors

What a lovely & fascinating time we had.

Remember some time back I told you about a 'constructive eating' set Nic & I saw when she was here visiting me ,that we thought our Dad would like....

....well,we bought him one,which caused lots of laughs!

Me & Fi

I stayed the first night with her in the lovely new home that her,David & the boys have created...so good to spend time with her,as it was with Nic,& extra time with Mum & Dad.(& Blake,Jaiden & Tony)

Four really nice nights & days in Hervey Bay....Thankyou Nic x

Been Busy

Have had this lovely couple with us for the past 8 days,& we've been busy,busy,busy fitting in as much as could.

Teddy Bear shop at Morpeth

Been to a few second-hand (& junk!) shops

This one provided lots of laughs!

Toronto on Lake McQuarie

The Hunter Valley vineyards....

....where we saw & sampled lots of yummy food & some wine,of course!

Took the train down to the Hawkesbury River

Had fish & chips at Woy Woy

Plus lots more besides...Nelson Bay,checking out Newcastle,watching coal ships coming & going,op-shopping with Mum,....

Early(like 6.20am early!)tomorrow they are off to Hervey Bay to daughter no.1,....& they don't know it yet,but I'm going too!

One Down,One To Go...

Have completed one wrist-warmer & really pleased with it after the initial hiccup.

On the subject of knitting,thought I'd like to contribute to this great project.How about you?

These arrived in the mail this morning,which made my day....

Thought I'd use them to make gift-tags,but also want to experiment with stamping them on fabric to make something.Found them for sale on the internet & saved $20(including postage from US) on the price I'd seen them in a shop here for-pays to shop around!